The minority concept in the Turkish context
Subtitle: practices and perceptions in Turkey, Greece, and France
By: by Samim Akgönül ; translated from Turkish by Sila Okur
Contributors: Okur, Sila
Series: Muslim minorities -- volume 13
Publisher: Brill
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 180
ISBN-13: 9789004222113; 9789004249721
Subjects: Minorities; Religious minorities; Muslims; Turks; Turkish National characteristics; Ethnic relations; Transnationalism
Description: In The Minority Concept in the Turkish Context, Samim Akgönül presents a conceptual discussion of the term 'minority' from various perspectives, most notably history, sociology and political science. The concept of minority has a specific understanding in the Turkish political, sociological and legal context due to the Ottoman Millet system approach. The conceptual discussion is illustrated by three case studies: religious minorities in Turkey that are the result of the elimination policies during the Turkish nation building process, Muslim minorities in Greece as heritage of the Ottoman domination until the 20th century, and new minorities originating from Turkey and living in France as the result of the Turkish immigration of 1960's and following decades.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-176) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Minorities/Minority Religions : Reflections on the Turkish Context; title: Minorities in Turkey : Minorities and the Building of the Turkish Identity; title: Religious Belonging and Transnationality : The Muslims of Greece; title: Single Religious Belonging, Multiple National Belonging : People from Turkey in France.